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PULTUSK METEORITE Comet Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2008
PULTUSK METEORITE Comet Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2008Silver 925 coin commemorates the Pultusk meteorite fall in 1868. Cook Islands issued this special coin with original piece of the Pultusk meteorite inside. The coin obverse depicts a stylized representation of meteorite fall with the piece of meteorite, and the Earth view from space. The reverse depicts Queen Elizabeth II profile. The Pultusk meteorite fell January 30, 1868 near Warsaw, Poland. Thousands of people witnessed a large fireball in the Polish sky which sped towards the earth. At seven oclock in the evening an explosion took place and shortly afterwards stones
Cook Islands 2008 5$ Comet PULTUSK Proof Silver Coin Real Meteorite Insert
Cook Islands 2008 5$ Comet PULTUSK Proof Silver Coin Real Meteorite InsertLow Mintage Limit, only 2.500!! Certificate of Authenticity and Presentation Case. Coin with REAL Meteorite piece inserted. On January 30th, 1868 one could see an enormous ball of fire in the Polish sky which sped towards the earth. At seven oclock in the evening an explosion took place and shortly afterwards stones rained from the sky in the surrounding of Pultusk which is about 65 km to the north of Warsaw. A huge meteorite detonated in the Earths atmosphere and landed on a 120 km2 stretch of land. The
